Rosalie O’Reilly WootenSpringfield, Missouri
Drury Class of 1964
Served as Trustee: 2007-2019
Elected Emeritus Trustee: 2019
Rosalie O’Reilly Wooten retired from O’Reilly Auto Parts after more than twenty years of serving on their Executive Management team. She was Executive Vice President at O’Reilly and served as Director of Risk Management, Director of Communications and Director of Human Resources at various times. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for O’Reilly Auto Parts.
O’Reilly Auto Parts has more than four thousand stores across the U.S. and is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Exchange. Besides serving on the Drury Board, Ms. Wooten is known for her community involvement and philanthropic advocacy. She is currently serving on the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, as well as several other local boards. Her main focus is to support programs for youth, education, the arts and preservation of the arts. She is a 1964 graduate of Drury University.
The O’Reilly Family was honored in 2000 with the Drury University Family Award.